Differences in the organizational behaviour beliefs held by Australian employer representatives and health professionals involved in occupational rehabilitation: implications for workplace disability management

Abstract

This paper compares the organizational behaviour beliefs of two parties involved in the management of employees following work injury: (a) managers: and (b) rehabilitation professionals. Significant differences in beliefs about appropriate organizational behaviour were identified when managers and rehabilitation professionals were asked to express their beliefs on a comprehensive set of organizational behaviour topics, ranging from effective supervision to motivating worli performance. The impications of these results for the workplace management of employees who return to work following occupational injury are discussed and some suggestions are made which may assist those attempting to implement an effective workplace disability management system.

Keywords:

• Occupational injury
• workplace disability management
• human resource management